* Nikkei powers to first close above 10,000 in eight months * China, Japan economic data feeds recovery hopes * Nomura gains on upgrade, other brokerages climb * Shippers power higher, Mitsubishi
The number of old and used vehicles registered in Cyprus continued to fall steeply in May, reaching 4,496, a drop of 30.7% compared with May 2008. In January – May, total registrations
The trade deficit in Cyprus shrank by EUR 146 mln in April compared with the same month of 2008 according to preliminary figures for the month. Total exports fell by 9.1% to
Cyprus had the highest percentage of bathing waters meeting those highest standards with 98.2 percent, followed by Greece with 97.7 percent and France with 96.3 percent according to European Union's rankings. "I
The Financial and Capital Market Commission (“FCMC”) of Latvia and the Central Bank of Cyprus, expressing their mutual interest and willingness in promoting further the bilateral ties in the domain of supervision
The EU-harmonised consumer price inflation (HICP) rate reached 0.5% in May, having risen by 4.6% in May 2008, mainly as a result of a sharp fall in prices of transport and housing,
The full breakdown of national accounts for the first quarter of 2009 published on Monday confirmed the “flash estimate” released in May, which showed that the economy stagnated in the early months
Wall Street was set to open flat on Thursday, with investors eyeing retail sales and weekly jobless data for fresh insight into the state of the recession-hit economy. * Investors will watch
U.S. foreclosure activity for May ebbed from April's record, but mortgages still failed at a staggering pace as President Barack Obama's rescue programs had not had time to fully take root, RealtyTrac
Britain's top share index was up 0.5 percent approaching midday on Thursday with gains in banks and pharma issues, driven by broker upgrades, countering weakness in heavyweight oils and miners. At 1034
